About the company
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for intern and full-time PhD roles across Engineering including but not limited to Data, AI, Graphics, and Security
- Partner with Eng VPs and Directors to own PhD hiring strategy, shaping how Figma approaches and scales research talent across the org
- Lead Figma's presence at research conferences like NeurIPS, aligning stakeholders and running on-site logistics from booth setup to interviewer prep
- Own the publication process for PhD roles, partnering with hiring teams, legal, and senior leadership
- Mentor recruiters on the team supporting PhD efforts, growing the bench as the function scales
- Lead the strategic direction of the PhD recruiting function, building processes from scratch and closing offers with a rare, highly sought-after pool of research talent
Requirements
- 6+ years of full-lifecycle technical recruiting experience in a high-growth organization, including 3+ years focused on PhD/research hiring
- A track record of hiring PhD candidates through self-sourced pipelines, including conferences, research labs, and professor connections
- Experience building and running PhD programs
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior engineering leaders and executives on high-priority, high-touch candidate and offer scenarios
- Willingness to travel internationally to conferences, universities, and labs, roughly 3-4 trips per year
Conditions
- Full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States
- Equity, health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, learning & development stipend, work from home stipend, cell phone reimbursement